Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 185 | 877 | 765 | 886 | 702 | 1342 | 721 | 735 | 622 | 828 | 1084 | 1272 | 1451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.80m | 4:05PM1.82m | 4:27AM1.84m | 4:50PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:54AM0.21m | 10:18PM0.21m | 10:43AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 44 | 127 | 79 | 93 | 229 | 161 | 692 | 721 | 735 | 622 | 828 | 1084 | 1272 | 1451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 133 | 98 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 15 | 84 | 82 | 35 | 60 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | NE 5 | NE 9 | S 22 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 20 | — | NNW 3 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 145 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 40 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 81 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 185 | 877 | 765 | 886 | 702 | 1342 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 175 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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